County government · Autauga County, AL

Autauga County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Autauga County took in $28.3 million and spent $24.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Local tax money22%State tax money17%Federal tax money14%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

22%

of Autauga County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
27%$7.5 million
Sales tax
10%$3.0 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
14%$4.0 million

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$4.8 million

Local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
22%$6.3 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$762 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

38%

of Autauga County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$602 thousand
  • Government buildings$314 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
  • Public transit$595 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$784 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$559 thousand
  • Libraries$225 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$224 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Autauga County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Autauga County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.